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[SOUL-TRONICA] Christopher Taylor, aka Sohn,
is a South London product currently producing, remixing and creating
his own solo material from Vienna. Praise from heavy hitters, along with
studio collaborations with the likes of Lorde and Miguel, have Sohn
basking in the spotlight. His debut LP, Tremors, is no less
confident and well-produced than the Angel Haze and Disclosure remixes
he used to turn out from the privacy of his own home. The much-buzzed
British label that took him in, 4AD, is an ideal fit, with an eclectic
and modern roster that includes the likes of Tune-Yards and Future
Islands. Tremors teems with Taylor’s soulful, glassy vocals and
fondness for dreamy, echoey electronica. It’s an avant-garde
interpretation of Jamiroquai, trading funk for a cleaner, crystalline
brand of digital beats, keys and moody effects. In many ways, Sohn is
the product of his northern European environment, tempted by dance and
R&B but often caving under the enormous pressure of open expanses,
dark winters and the resulting melancholy. But it’s that very blue
humanness that differentiates Sohn from the overly mechanized
electronica crowd.